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Here we are starting with the drive side bearing set up,
shown are the parts needed to fit the bearing. Good
quality grease, bearing, gasket, oil seal and plate, plus
four retaining bolts.
Next we need to fit the oil seal to the plate, the picture
here shows the correct way round it goes. The spring
around the oil seal should face the the crank when it is
finally assembled. Four new screws are used, it's
always best to use new ones here as the old ones almost
certainly will be damaged when removing them. New
ones from most dealers will now be supplied as high
tensile Allen key headed bolts, it is much easier to
secure and do this type of screw. Lock-tite is always
sensible on these bolts,
With this picture you can see that the oil plate is fitted
correctly, it is vital that the plate is secured fully home
and is flush as in the picture. If the plate sits proud and
is not secured correctly, your crank will rub against it
and not turn correctly, damage will occur.
Here we can see again, the use of the tool to pull the
crank through, we are also using a con rod holding tool
to position the crank
Before you fit the mag housing that we have built, the
first step is the gasket for the mag flange, this will only
fit one way, make sure all the holes line up with the
gasket
Next the bottom spring collar goes on, but before you
fit the spring, place the top collar on.
In this picture you will see, where the oil way hole is on
the drive sleeve, we have used a felt pen to make a
mark directly opposite this. This will help us line every
thing up when we come to secure it all down. Take this
top sleeve back off now you have made this mark
Fit the spring on next, and put back on the top collar,
lining up the pen mark you made with the whole as best
you can. Tighten the whole assembly down now, a note
should be made that we still have our conrod holding
tool in position to secure everything. If you do not do
this it will be impossible to fully tighten the front
sprocket bolt. Once you are happy that every thing is
aligned with your marks, tighten home fully the front
sprocket bolt. When complete it is important you
double check every thing is correct by hitting the front
sprocket assembly with a hammer, if it sounds solid
every thing is correct, if it sounds hollow, take it off
and start again!
slide the barrel fully down the studs, if you are using a
dial gauge to set top dead centre (TDC) now is the time
to skip to the stator and flywheel section so you can
mark TDC.
First fit your head gasket, then place your head on top
of this. The head should only fit on the studs one way,
the spark plug hole should be facing the top left hand
side.
Finally before you fit the flywheel, just make sure none
of the wiring is to high and will catch on the flywheel.
Next put the flywheel on, and tighten the flywheel nut,
note it has left hand thread, it does not need to be
particularly tight at this stage, just nip it up.
When you have finally set the timing, make sure the
stator plate retaining bolts or nuts are tightened, again
using a torque wrench fit the flywheel and torque to
50lbs.
Job done, your top end is now complete, only thing left
to do is fit the spark plug and cowlings. I always leave
the cowlings until it is in the frame and every thing has
been checked and the scooter is running. Just saves you
time in case you got any thing wrong!
Fit the oil seal into the bearing first, it should have the
oil seal fitted into it with the springs facing into the
crankcase.
You may need to heat the crank casing up to fit the rear
hub bearing, some people prefer to freeze the bearing
this makes it shrink. You can also of course use a
bearing fitting tool for this job. Fit the bearing/seal into
its recess in the crank case, it will only fit one way
round, and it goes in from the brake shoe end. Pack
with high melting point grease.
First slide the shim plate over the four studs, next the
smaller but thicker plate, all held down with washers
and nyloc nuts. Again do this up in a diagonal pattern,
nice and tight. We have also while we are here, fitted
the two rear brake shoe pivots, this end is now
complete bar the brake set up.
Here we see all the parts needed to fit the main shaft.
The gear selector, selector shaft and seals. Fit the gear
selector first on GP models this is one complete unit
which includes the outer arm. On earlier models the
selector arm is separate to the shaft, you just need to fit
the shaft at this stage.
We are now ready to fit the brake shoes, you will find it
much easier to fit the return spring to the two brake
shoes first, expand the shoes or the operating cam, and
then place the holes of the shoes bystretchingg them
apart, on to the pegs you fitted earlier.
First into the casing goes the cluster, making sure the
shim is still in position when fitted, simply pop the
cluster into the needle roller,
After you are happy with forth gear being put in, make
sure that forth is level with its counter part gear on the
cluster. Next in is third, again check the highest boss,
this time the boss faces towards the rear hub. Again
check and make sure the gears line up. If they do not,
try another sized shim at this under the cluster at this
stage
Second gear now goes in, the same way round as third
gear, the highest boss faces in towards the rear hub.
Again check the alignment as you go.
Notice first gear, you will see on the top face some
teeth, these are for the kick-start to mate to when
starting, again only fit this way round!
Fit the outer part of the clutch housing, the spider only
at this stage, we need to check every thing is tight and
secure for measuring the endplate float. Fit the clutch
holding tool to secure the mainshaft so it will not turn
and into this just place the clutch spider on its splines,
The chain guides, there are now many types of new top
chain adjusters available, certainly on any tuned
Lambretta, but even for the cost of them they are a
good idea to use instead of the factory "normal" type. a)
they last longer & b) these types are much less prone to
breakages, hence aiding reliabilty.
Slip the chain around the rear sprocket, your front one
will already have been fitted
Bath your clutch corks in the ST90 gearbox oil you will
use, if you fit them dry without soaking them first, you
run the risk of burning the plates out from the word go!
Fit the clutch spider into the rear sprocket, in just goes
in on the bearings/bush. Notice the legs of the spider,
the top edge is like a castle effect, then after this the
shafts of the spider should be smooth, if yours has ruts
or lumps it is worn, either file flat again or replace.
Using the best socket and ratchet you have, simply get
this nut as tight as you can, there is no torque setting
other than really tight! Use a screwdriver and hammer
to knock over one edge of the tab washer onto the nut,
this is done to stop the nut comming un done.
After the first cork, put a steel plate on this, then cork
etc
Carry on until the last part which is the steel top plate,
this has a chamfered edge on it and is thiker then the
other plates. GP top plates differ to all other models by
being thicker.
When this is done you can slide the corks and plates
down into the housing, they should slide down pretty
freely with no interferance.
First put the thin shim washer in posittion, the the rear
hub cone. The split on the cone should fit down the
raised edge of the main shaft as shown in the picture.
Finaly fit the rear hub on its splines and affix the nut. If
you engine is in the frame put the engine into first gear
and ask a friend to push down on the rear brake pedal
as hard as they can. If not do the same, but use some
thing suitable on the rear brake arm to lock the wheel.
Tighten the rear hub as hard as you possibly can. Place
the locking washer over the nut, check for alignment of
the hole for the grub screw. You can turn the locking
plate in three differnet positions, if it still does not
align, again locking the rear wheel as mentioned,
tighten until alignment takes place. Fit the allen key
grub screw and tighten.
Here we have it, one fully rebuilt engine.